The word DOCK (the area of water between two piers or alongside a pier that receives a ship for loading, unloading, or repairs; a pier, a wharf) is related to the Greek word Î”Î¿Ï‡Î® (doche; a place for receiving or holding the ships) from the verb Î”Î­Ï‡Î¿Î¼Î±Î¹ (dechome; to receive, to contain).